food safety czar at the f.d.a. president barack obama named former iowa governor tom vilsack as the u.s. secretary of agriculture. and syngenta had previously named a bill sac the biotech industries governor of the year known for ferrying about unmanned santo's jet support of an effort to genetically engineer dairy cows and successfully eliminating g.m.o. free zones in iowa bill sack is just the latest in a long line of industry cheerleaders lawyers and p.r. professionals who move back and forth between the boardrooms of biotech giants and the public regulatory agencies that are supposed to oversee them despite dr hansen's assertions the safety of genetically modified crops cannot be known because there has never been a long term independent food safety study of even one single g.m.o. even the data collected by the corporations is kept secret from the public this is the same arrangement that gave rise to claims that as best d.d.t. and cigarettes were safe. the panda owner can determine what those crops can be used

food safety czar the f.d.a. president barack obama named former iowa governor tom vilsack as the u.s. secretary of agriculture months until ensign genter had previously named a bill sac the biotech industries governor of the year known for ferrying about unmanned santo's jet support of an effort to genetically engineer dairy cows and successfully eliminating g.m.o. free zones in iowa bill sack is just the latest in a long line of industry cheerleaders lawyers and p.r. professionals who move back and forth between the boardrooms of biotech giants and the public regulatory agencies that are supposed to oversee them despite dr hansen's assertions the safety of genetically modified crops cannot be known because there has never been a long term independent food safety study of even one single g.m.o. even the data collected by the corporations is kept secret from the public this is the same arrangement that gave rise to claims that as best d.d.t. and cigarettes were safe. the panda owner can determine what those crops

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we f.d.a.roposals would require importers to prove avreign suppliers have food proty programs that meet u.s. standards and give the f.d.a. new enforcement powers to monitor these programs and stop shipments from suppliers that don't follow the rules. shia. commissioner margaret hamburg. sioner mve to have clear and >> we it standards for all food producers, and we have to make sure that industry is really accountable for the food safety hactices, whether they are in other countries or in the united states. >> the key is deal with a great supplier. >ight now, my certification trocess is i talk to them on the phone. tmay go visit them. and i trust them to bring good ph stuff in. these regulations are going to make it more formal. al.the end, it's good for the customer. >> reporter: it's estimated the osw regulations will cost the industry more than $480 million to implement. chan.d.a. says these changes will help it prevent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses instead of reacting after one has occur

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jenna: f.d.a. is looking at some diabetes alternative medications and other treatments as well. >> we should put our money into doing the studies that are necessary. jenna: you're saying more research is needed here. >> i think look. they worked for ages and ages, right? jenna: sure. we'll have to stay and see you again. this is the first step into the diabetes medication. we'll see if it goes elsewhere for alternative. >> good to see you. rick: thanks. coming up, new concerns about amanda bynes. we're hearing from people who say they have witnessed some bizarre behavior. rick: brand new information on stories around the world. at least 22 people killed in shootouts between armed guard and security forces. this is happening in one of mexico's most violent states and we're told that it started when gang members blocked highways using buses and other vehicles to do it. two federal police are among the dead. in china, police arresting a machete wielding father of four accused of killing two government

but we need to give the f.d.a. the authority to request evidence to support any claims made on these labels. the bill would help curb the growing practice of foods and beverages with potentially unsafe ingredients masquerading others date taxpayer supplements bidirecting the f.d.a. to establish a definition for conventional foods. pile aisle exactly challenge whether it's west virginia or illinois or washington, d.c. or your home state. go to the cash register at the gas station. what do you see? energy supplements. those little red bottles bottles. they're everywhere. products like energy drinks, the small ones and the huge one in 24 and 32-ounce cans and baked goods like mellow bunchies brownies contain medical melatoe marketed as dietary supplements that are safe ways to get a boost of energy or even to relax when in reality they are foods and beverages taking advanced of the regulatory standards for dietary supplements. did you know that the food and drug administration regulates a food product known as cola? y

for health and human services the f.d.a. sent a letter to the state of louisiana and the state of mississippi saying we think it's ok to reopen these fish grounds state officials having someone to pass the buck to the grounds or improperly opened open them we have to gain back the market share that we've lost the perception of folks that there could be a problem in the gulf we have to overcome that and we're busy at that every day something goes wrong they could say well we were told we could do it by the f.d.a. our department pulls hundreds of samples we pull hundreds of samples a month along with our federal partners the e.p.a. no one and the food and drug administration on. this is louisiana. you'll notice. here for this entire area here this green area we're testing for the hydrocarbons in the water and the dispersants literally at this point thousands of tests have been run. one shrimp sample not a single one has reached a level of heat of concern for human hail the fraud they hire laboratories who set artificially high

. >> the f.d.a. makes a new ruling of the morning after >> covering cure attend, concord, wine country, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> a picture from brazil where pope francis is visiting, with the people waiting to greet the pope. he is there for world youth day. there is a very important catholic shrine. he was there in 2007 when low was a cardinals. you can see the greeting he is getting there today right now. >> that will gas well is burning out of control off the louisiana coast after a blowout propertying evacuation of 44 workers. officials have decided to let it burn. it could look dangerous but officials say it is not so bad as the b.p. disaster that hit the gulf of mexico in 2010 and oil rig explosion off the same coast spilled millions of gallons of oil in the gulf of mexico. >> from nevada the investigation continues to find what led a las vegas police officer to fall to his death great a helicopter. the 36-year-old was on a search and recuse mission to save a hiker and he was

crop on your plate without even telling the f.d.a. because they say one suiter could tell if the foods are say. you know you might say i'm talking about blood santo the same covertly that swore p.c.b. were safe and got fired seven hundred million dollars for quietly poisoning the town in anniston alabama ticks the p.c.b. factory the monsanto the told us all know d.d.t. is safe it's good for us the same company that said agent orange was safe they were in charge of the safety of our food supply as far as i understand the industry doesn't get to choose what tests as theirs and they had a series of criteria they got to meet the industry doesn't select those. those are mandated by the regulatory agencies you know whether they're reading regulatory agencies or really examine and these are. to the best my knowledge they are and they the regulatory agencies i think take their jobs very seriously.

the f.d.a.ew limit on the arsenic in apple juice, this after pressure from consumer groups worried about the chemical effects on children. arsenic is known to cause cancer. the f.d.a. is allowing the same amount in juice as they do in water. >> it is 56 minutes after the hour. before you leave your house today, here's another look at what is happening. first, a few hours from now the final stages of the george zimmerman trial will play out for everyone to see. the defense expected to lay out its closing arguments today. then the case is expected to move to the jury this afternoon. next, the soldier murdered on a london street is being laid to rest. friends and family of lee rigby are gathering for a private military service in northern england. >>> today is the deadline for attorney general eric holder to hand over a new report about investigating reporters including our own james rosen. president obama ordered the report after it was revealed that a special prosecutor secretly seized rosen's ph

>> good morning, "consumer reports" praying the f.d.a. for the decision to regulate the amount of arsonic in apple jews and will not promote more than in drinking water and says that it recommended the parents moderate juice consumption. big banks making some big progress in changing their image for everyone behalves. this year on the top ten most improved companies for the first half of the year, golden sacs and j.p. morgan chase and morgan danly are poorly perceived. ups has cut the profit forecast because of a slowing economy but the markets show the s&p 500 hitting a record high yesterday and, today, we are up but we will call this a breather day, and the silicon valley index is trading higher, as well. more possible problems for lululemon saying customers could still be wearing see-through crow good pants because they buy sizes too small. they made big changes since it recalled the pants in march that were see through and the problem is isolated to those would bought on-line and did not have the by of an instore fitting session. the

of health and human services the f.d.a. sent a letter to the state of louisiana and the state of mississippi saying we think it's ok to reopen these fish grounds state officials having someone to pass the buck to the grounds or improperly opened open them we have to gain back the market share that we've lost the perception of folks that there could be a problem in the gulf we have to overcome that and we're busy at that every day something goes wrong they could say well we were told we could do it by the f.d.a. our department pulls hundreds of samples we pull hundreds of samples a month along with our federal partners the e.p.a. no one and the food and drug administration on. this is louisiana. you'll notice. here for this entire area here this green area we're testing for the hydrocarbons in the water and the dispersants literally at this point thousands of tests have been run. one shrimp sample not a single one has reached a level of of concern for human hail the fraud they hire laboratories who set artificially high mini

now the f.d.a. finally taking action.f arsenic allowed in juice. the decision coming after pressure from "consumer reports." they were worried about the chemical effects on children because it's known to cause cancer. the f.d.a. will allow the same amount of arsenic in juice as they allow in water. great. >> brian: brand-new dna evidence breaking a cold case wide open this hour. dna taken from the boston strangleer victim shows a match. how do i say this the correct way? >> gretchen: familial. >> brian: he confessed to the murders but recanted recanted rr convicted. the victim's nephew is overwhelmed. >> nor did my mother know that other people were living with her memory as well. it's amazing to me today to understand that people really did care about what happened to my aunt. >> brian: investigator also now exhume desalvo's body. >> gretchen: this story is unbelievable. a family out on the water finds themselves in the water. their boat capsized in rough seas off the coast of maryland. the father left his wife and two c

an f.d.a.nds that menthol cigarettes may indirectly pose a greater health risk than regular cigarettes. they may not be more toxic or lead to more diseases when compared to regular smokes but the f.d.a. says the minty flavoring found m menthols lead to an increase in smokers at earlier ages and the mint variety makes quiting harder. rick: major league baseball and fans asking who is next after one of the game's so-called good guys out for the season. maybe even lifetime bans linked to a florida clinic accused of distributing performance enhancing drugs to some of the biggest names in the game. ryan braun successfully fought off a 50 game suspension and he righteously blasted the lowing's testing methods saying that he bet his life the dope found in tests never entered his body and now the reputation of the former national league m.v.p. may be forever tarnished after brown accepted a 65 game suspension without pay for violating the drug policies. he said as i have acknowledged in the past, i'm n

accountable but i guess i shouldn't be surprised considering how much big pharma is already in bed with the f.d.a. so while the drug companies and their wealthy investors celebrate the fact they're officially above the law let's move on to another story involving questionable legal actions that been completely swept under the rug the sterilization of female prisoners in california yes this troubling story was brought to light by the center for investigative reporting which revealed that between two thousand and six and two thousand and ten as many as one hundred fifty three male prisoners were sterilized without any legal oversight or state authorization see there's a federal and state ban on inmate sterilizations and if the procedure is done it needs government approval regardless of that the state of california was doing this for over a decade and spending nearly one hundred fifty thousand taxpayer dollars to do so what's worse however is that many of the cases the prisoners were forced into having the surgery one former inmate says that she was sedated and strapped to a surgical table while in

crops and for food and to get it into the food supply but the studies are not meaningful and the f.d.a. does voluntary consultation they don't even really check the math on these scientific studies and really i mean if nothing is legal then really how do we know how do we really study human population that's been since one thousand nine hundred two well look at the u.s. population and all of the health problems that we have infertility obesity chronic problems like. you know most people are suffering from some type of diet related disease you know it's just that correlate with the fifteen or more years that we've been eating. it does and once we get better science all of these things will become clear but there's enough science for me i mean you see the newspaper and you see these pictures of rats at the gigantic tumors and you read the study that says oh we've noticed kidney and liver damage that's enough for me. that is your imagine human populations for decades and really no point of reference of where these diseases are are coming from a let's talk about that recent scary developme

accountable and i guess i shouldn't be surprised considering how much big pharma is already in bed with the f.d.a. so while the drug companies and their wealthy investors celebrate the fact they're officially above the law let's move on to another story involving questionable legal actions that been completely swept under the rug the sterilization of female prisoners in california yes this troubling story was brought to light by the center for investigative reporting which revealed that between two thousand and six and two thousand and ten as many as one hundred fifty three male prisoners were sterilized without any legal oversight or state authorization see there's a federal and state ban on inmate sterilizations and if the procedure is done it needs government approval regardless of that the state of california was doing this for over a decade and spending nearly one hundred fifty thousand taxpayer dollars to do so what's worse however is that many of the cases the prisoners were forced into having the surgery one former inmate says that she was sedated and strapped to a surgical table while in

crops and for food and to get it into the food supply but the studies are not meaningful and the f.d.a. does voluntary consultation they don't even really check the math on the scientific study and really i mean if nothing is labeled really how do we know how do we really study human population that's been. made to look at the u.s. population and all of the health problems that we have infertility obesity chronic problems that. you know most people are suffering from some type of diet related disease you know it's just that correlate with the fifteen or more years that we've been eating a modified food it does and once we get better science all of these things will become clear but there's enough science for me i mean you see the newspaper and you see these pictures of rats at the gigantic tumors and you read the study that says oh we've noticed kidney and liver damage that's enough for me. that is your imagine human populations for decades and really no point of reference of where these diseases are are coming from a let's talk about that recent. scary development of this we never app

influence brain function and it helps people were relieved the f.d.a. is the only supplement they ever recommend as omega three you know i have a degree different taken in making three fats in there is true you know if you look an individual they do some things look like they're rather good but you see those things weren't people consuming high fat diets we have experimentation and if you get people down to the low fat like the plague based diet those differences between the different kinds of products there's hardly almost disappear there are a lot of labels on meat in grocery stores we see organic free range hormone free the if i see that i assume healthy doesn't free range that means good right well it can it depends on again how how is that particular animal handled these or how does a customer know out as well tomorrow that's you know again we've got to put the education out there for the consumer it's really hard i mean talk about g.m.o. i mean let's talk about you know that for a minute the genetically engineer organisms that you know. every fift

but i guess i shouldn't be surprised considering how much a big pharma is already in bed with the f.d.a. so while the drug companies and their wealthy investors celebrate the fact they're officially above the law let's move on to another story involving questionable legal actions that been completely swept under the rug the sterilization of a male prisoners in california yes this troubling story was brought to light by the center for investigative reporting which revealed that between two thousand and six and two thousand and ten as many as one hundred fifty three male prisoners were sterilized without any legal oversight or state authorization see there's a federal and state ban on inmates sterilizations and if the procedure is done it needs government approval regardless of that the state of california was doing this for over a decade and spending nearly one hundred fifty thousand taxpayer dollars to do so what's worse however is that many of the cases the prisoners were forced into having the surgery one former inmate says that she was sedated and strapped to a surgical table while i

head of f.d.a. it's already in the bag and apple gets to america its for watching and come back tomorrow from everyone at prime interest and period boring have a great night. i would rather as questions for people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question more. exactly what happened that day i don't know but a woman got killed. piers later when i got arrested for. for a crime i did not do. we have numerous cases where police officers lie about polygraph results. innocent people taking shots to the police officers don't beat people anymore i mean it just doesn't happen really. in the course of interrogation why because there's been this is like men know because the psychological techniques are more effective in obtaining confessions than physical abuse and they were often they could get what they want to thank say what they wanted and there was no evidence of what they did or what they said. their missi

one of those lurking about been interesting video and we get too big to fail well according to the f.d.a. it's already in the bag and apple so america is for watching and come back tomorrow from everyone at prime interest and period boring have a great night. some of these traditional chilly lines they've been bred into built down from generation to. this is a total destruction of the culture of new mexico i tell you what i mean this is not going to impact on the new mexico whatever happens here it's about the whole world now we're not about in the in the world in all the wars and so are. genetically engineered crops why do you think this country is full of obese and sick people because we have a crappy food system. when the great speed blind to what is happening in their country. the american dream is disappearing. the houses with gardens are laid. the poor are left hopeless the streets are full of angry crowds that are fighting against. the high school who stole the american dream. we speak your language or not at their. school news programs and documentaries and spanish matters to you

the f.d.a. is now considering whether to grant accelerated approval to a potentially break-through therapy. it's a drug. while properly take noon account, it is important for the f.d.a. to make a timely decision on this drug. when you look at this picture, you know that gabe and other children don't have a long time. let's not rob them of a healthy childhood and a healthy lifestyle. let's do everything we can to urge the f.d.a. to research the drug and make it available to the general public. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, president obama yesterday pivoted to jobs or has been reported during another campaign-style speech at knox college in

influence brain function and it helps people i believe the f.d.a. is the only supplement they ever recommend as omega three you know i have a degree different taken in making three friends in the is true you know if you look an individual they do some things look like they're really good but you see those things weren't people consume and high fat diets we have experimentation is if you get people down to the low fat like the plague based diet those differences between the different kinds of practices hardly almost disappear there are a lot of labels on meat in grocery stores we see organic free range hormone free the if i see that i assume healthy as a free range that means good right well it can it depends on again how how is that particular animal handled these or how does a customer know out as well tomorrow that's you know again we've got to put the education out there for the consumer it's really hard i mean talk about g.m.o. i mean let's talk about you know that for a minute the genetically engineer organisms that you know. every fifty countr

the f.d.a. investigated.e that some of this information be on the label so that we can at least when it. >> you know, the only requirement that the fda has for supplements is that everything there has to be on the label. these has violated the law. for other madison, the pills that your doctor prescribes a medical devices, there is a rigorous certification program. we have to do clinical trials the show that the drugs are safe and effective before they can even though the market. maybe the fda needs to consider looking at some of these types of regulations in supplements as well. gerri: all right. don't buy it. thank you for coming on. appreciate your time. >> thank you. gerri: all right. up next, how you do that, giving advice to our elders, especially when they don't want to your. and life imitating hollywood. an estimated $135 million in jewels stolen from his posh hotel. police now on the hunt for real life pink panther. ♪ peace of mind is important when you're running a successful business. so we provide

pressure on local lay -- law mick makers, members of congress, who in turn sent an -- a letter to the f.d.a. that said undercover investigations were an act of terrorism. these were things that protected public safety and exposed illegal activity. now, the industry has just gone off the deep end with how they talk about these things. they're comparing them to hate crimes. they're saying it's no different than carving out special legislation to go after people were are burning crosses and attacking people at mosques. there's kind of a difference! difference being that one is about exposing information in order to benefit the public and empower us as consumers and individuals in a democracy, the other is about instilling fear using violence against disenfranchised groups. now, all this being said, if there is any 34e7b8g to leave you all with through this presentation, and i think it's a positive one, i say that because these ag-gag bills have overwhelmingly backfired across the country. this is a really good example. the chronicle had an editorial talking about how this was the worst p.g. di

a veto over the f.d.a.? this kind of thinking would mean that our government would be so dysfunctional that the whole government would look like the congress of the united states. even if d.o.e. does not veto an e.p.a. rule, the extensive analysis required under the bill could delay e.p.a. rules for years, which means more air pollution, more asthma for our kids. more danger to our planet. we have an obligation to our children and future generations to protect our atmosphere while there is still time. we need to be acting faster, not putting on the brakes to benefit the big polluters. this is a costly bill. the congressional budget office says that the price tag for all the reviews and the reports required under this legislation would be $35 million over five years. this is money that we don't have to spend, especially since the d.o.e. reviews will simply be duplicative of exhaustive analysis already done by the e.p.a. and while e.p.a. is acting, they can give them their point of view. and consider this poin